An Early Frost (1985)

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Release Date: Nov 11, 1985 Wide

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Originally telecast November 11, 1985, An Early Frost was the first TV movie to deal with the subject of AIDS. Aidan Quinn plays a personable young gay lawyer who is stricken with the HIV virus. As his health deteriorates, Quinn finds that his physical agony is secondary to his mental anguish. Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands play Quinn's parents, who must not only come to grips with their son's impending death, but with their own long-standing fears and prejudices concerning homosexuality. No easy

Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama, Television

Directed By: John Erman

In Theaters: Nov 11, 1985 Wide

On DVD: Jul 18, 2006

Wolfe Video

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Cast

Aidan Quinn
Michael Pierson
Gena Rowlands
Katherine Pierson
Ben Gazzara
Nick Pierson
Sylvia Sidney
Beatrice McKenna
John Glover
Victor DiMato
Cheryl Anderson
Christine
D.W. Moffett
Peter Hilton
Terry O'Quinn
Dr. Redding
Bill Paxton
Bob Maracek
Sydney Walsh
Susan Maracek

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The DVD of this historically relevant TV film about AIDS contains commentary from actor Aidan Quinn and writers Ron Cown and Dan Lipman (creators of Queer as Folk) and DiFelicinatonio's 1987 Emmy-winner docu short, Living with AIDS, about Todd Coleman

July 18, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Though a capusle of its times, this groundbreaking TV film, the first work about AIDS in film or television (but not theater) holds up well due to high-caliber acting by Aidan Quinn as the son with AIDS and Ben Gazzarra and Gena Rowlands as his parents

July 18, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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